Oversee tax compliance, reporting, and planning including federal, state, and international filings; manage intercompany transfer pricing; prepare ASC 740 income tax provisions; coordinate external advisors and audits; resolve reconciliations; provide lender reporting; lead special projects and process improvements.
Who are we?
Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines. Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester, and our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008.
We are seeking a highly professional and motivated Tax Manager. The individual selected for this position will work closely with the Global Corporate Controller and Finance leadership to oversee the Company’s tax compliance, tax reporting, and tax planning activities. He or she will also assist with special projects as assigned by the Global Corporate Controller. This is a great opportunity for a career-minded individual who wants to have a meaningful impact at a successful, fast-growing software company.
How will you contribute?
- Oversee and manage all tax compliance activities, including federal, state, local tax filings.
- Oversee the maintenance of intercompany transfer pricing
- Coordinate with external tax consultants to ensure the timely completion of international tax filings
- Prepare, review, and/or coordinate income tax provisions and related disclosures in accordance with US GAAP with a deep understanding of ASC 740.
- Manage the preparation and timely filing of corporate income, sales and use, property, and other indirect taxes
- Research and analyze complex tax issues to ensure compliance with applicable tax laws and regulations
- Proactively manage special projects, including delegating and supervising staff or external advisors to ensure successful completion
- Coordinate with external tax advisors and auditors on tax filings, audits, and examinations
- Prepare, review and/or analyze account reconciliations and resolve accounting discrepancies
- Monitor changes in tax legislation and assess the impact on the Company; recommend tax planning strategies as appropriate
- Ownership over financial information required for compliance and submitted to the Company’s lender on a monthly basis
- Coordinate with the Director of Accounting on departmental efficiencies and improvements including cross-training on Company systems and processes
- Other related responsibilities as determined from time to time by management
What will you bring?
- Active CPA license required
- Minimum of 6 years of Accounting experience
- Public accounting experience required
- Strong understanding of accounting theory and US GAAP
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees and management to maximize performance, creativity, problem-solving and results
- Ability to act and operate independently to accomplish objectives and meet assigned deadlines
- Organized approach with attention to detail and accuracy of work product
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- AI Usage in Role - This position will leverage our paid ChatGPT subscription to automate recurring calculations and journal entry upload files, as well as for tax guidance research.
What do we offer?
- We value our people and offer a competitive salary along with company bonus
- Strong maternity and paternity scheme
- A monthly wellness allowance
- A workplace pension scheme
- Take what you need holiday package
- Private medical insurance
- Dental plan
- Group life assurance
- Group income protection
- Employee assistance programme
- Adoption assistance
- Stock options
Don't meet every requirement? Apply anyway! We value diverse candidates and encourage applications, even if you don't perfectly match the job description. Studies have shown that some strong candidates may self-select out of the interview process prematurely, at Smarsh we encourage an inclusive, high-performing environment.
Smarsh is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Smarsh invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Including frequency of functions.
About our culture
Smarsh hires lifelong learners with a passion for innovating with purpose, humility and humor. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. We work closely with the most popular communications platforms and the world’s leading cloud infrastructure platforms. We use the latest in AI/ML technology to help our customers break new ground at scale. We are a global organization that values diversity, and we believe that providing opportunities for everyone to be their authentic self is key to our success. Smarsh leadership, culture, and commitment to developing our people have all garnered Comparably.com Best Places to Work Awards. Come join us and find out what the best work of your career looks like.
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